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Full-Hard (H04) C16500 Copper

H04 C16500 copper is C16500 copper in the H04 (full hard) temper. It has the second lowest strength and second highest ductility compared to the other variants of C16500 copper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 C16500 copper to: wrought coppers (top), all copper alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

110 GPa 17 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

14 %

Poisson's Ratio

0.34

Rockwell B Hardness

71

Shear Modulus

43 GPa 6.2 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

300 MPa 43 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

490 MPa 71 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

400 MPa 58 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

210 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

340 °C 650 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1070 °C 1960 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1010 °C 1850 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

380 J/kg-K 0.091 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

250 W/m-K 150 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

17 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

60 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

61 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

31 % relative

Density

8.9 g/cm3 560 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

2.6 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

42 MJ/kg 18 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

320 L/kg 38 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

66 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

700 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

7.1 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

18 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

15 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

15 points

Thermal Diffusivity

74 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

17 points

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu)Cu 97.8 to 98.9
Cadmium (Cd)Cd 0.6 to 1.0
Tin (Sn)Sn 0.5 to 0.7
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.020
Residualsres. 0 to 0.5

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

Copper Alloys: Preparation, Properties and Applications, Michael Naboka and Jennifer Giordano (editors), 2013